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Richard B. Fair
Also filed as: FAIR RICHARD · FAIR RICHARD B · FAIR RICHARD BARTON
41 granted patents·7 pending applications·3,383 citations·filing 1975–2025
99Inventor score
Files withADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC14UNIV DUKE14POLLACK MICHAEL G11PAMULA VAMSEE K3SRINIVASAN VIJAY3
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48 records- 0199US8470606B2Manipulation of beads in droplets and methods for splitting dropletsSRINIVASAN VIJAY·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·73 cites·1 claims
- 0299US8394249B2Methods for manipulating droplets by electrowetting-based techniquesPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 12, 2013·105 cites·35 claims
- 0399US8389297B2Droplet-based affinity assay device and systemPAMULA VAMSEE K·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 5, 2013·168 cites·23 claims
- 0499US8388909B2Apparatuses and methods for manipulating dropletsPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·131 cites·56 claims
- 0599US8349276B2Apparatuses and methods for manipulating droplets on a printed circuit boardUNIV DUKE·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 8, 2013·193 cites·42 claims
- 0699US8287711B2Apparatus for manipulating dropletsPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 16, 2012·91 cites·3 claims
- 0799US8221605B2Apparatus for manipulating dropletsPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 17, 2012·95 cites·19 claims
- 0899US8048628B2Methods for nucleic acid amplification on a printed circuit boardUNIV DUKE·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 1, 2011·119 cites·1 claims
- 0999US7759132B2Methods for performing microfluidic samplingUNIV DUKE·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·91 cites·7 claims
- 1099US7439014B2Droplet-based surface modification and washingADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 21, 2008·235 cites·60 claims
- 1198US9476856B2Droplet-based affinity assaysADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 25, 2016·34 cites·17 claims
- 1298US8685754B2Droplet actuator devices and methods for immunoassays and washingPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 1, 2014·53 cites·5 claims
- 1398US8492168B2Droplet-based affinity assaysSRINIVASAN VIJAY·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 23, 2013·73 cites·37 claims
- 1498US8147668B2Apparatus for manipulating dropletsPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 3, 2012·105 cites·8 claims
- 1598US7569129B2Methods for manipulating droplets by electrowetting-based techniquesUNIV DUKE·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 4, 2009·147 cites·12 claims
- 1698US7329545B2Methods for sampling a liquid flowUNIV DUKE·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 12, 2008·247 cites·39 claims
- 1798US6911132B2Apparatus for manipulating droplets by electrowetting-based techniquesUNIV DUKE·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 28, 2005·685 cites·27 claims
- 1897US8613889B2Droplet-based washingPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 24, 2013·62 cites·33 claims
- 1997US7727723B2Droplet-based pyrosequencingADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·173 cites·23 claims
- 2096US8980198B2Filler fluids for droplet operationsSRINIVASAN VIJAY·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 17, 2015·52 cites·26 claims
- 2196US8541176B2Droplet-based surface modification and washingPAMULA VAMSEE K·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 24, 2013·41 cites·7 claims
- 2296US8313895B2Droplet-based surface modification and washingPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 20, 2012·37 cites·43 claims
- 2395US6989234B2Method and apparatus for non-contact electrostatic actuation of dropletsUNIV DUKE·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 24, 2006·237 cites·29 claims
- 2494US9046514B2Droplet actuator devices and methods employing magnetic beadsSISTA RAMAKRISHNA·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 2, 2015·36 cites·52 claims
- 2593US11255809B2Droplet-based surface modification and washingADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 2693US8846414B2Detection of cardiac markers on a droplet actuatorSISTA RAMAKRISHNA·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 30, 2014·30 cites·55 claims
- 2790US9638662B2Apparatuses and methods for manipulating dropletsUNIV DUKE·Filed 2015·Granted May 2, 2017·4 cites·17 claims
- 2890US9243282B2Droplet-based pyrosequencingPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 26, 2016·5 cites·24 claims
- 2989US8951721B2Droplet-based surface modification and washingPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 10, 2015·11 cites·22 claims
- 3089US8871071B2Droplet manipulation deviceUNIV DUKE·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 28, 2014·4 cites·12 claims
- 3189US2025155430A1Droplet actuator devices and methods employing magnetic beadsADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3287US11247207B2Microfluidic systems having photodetectors disposed therein and methods of producing the sameUNIV DUKE·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·4 cites·24 claims
- 3387US9110017B2Apparatuses and methods for manipulating dropletsUNIV DUKE·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·4 cites·59 claims
- 3484US12332205B2Droplet-based surface modification and washingADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 3584US8906627B2Apparatuses and methods for manipulating dropletsPOLLACK MICHAEL G·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·3 cites·1 claims
- 3681US9180450B2Droplet manipulation system and methodUNIV DUKE·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 10, 2015·2 cites·14 claims
- 3780US10022719B2Droplet manipulation deviceUNIV DUKE·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 17, 2018·1 cites·46 claims
- 3879US2025172521A1Droplet-based surface modification and washingADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3977US9395361B2Bead incubation and washing on a droplet actuatorADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 19, 2016·1 cites·5 claims
- 4075US12181467B2Droplet actuator devices and methods employing magnetic beadsADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4173US8524506B2Methods for sampling a liquid flowPAMULA VAMSEE K·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 3, 2013·3 cites·15 claims
- 4266US2016231268A1Droplet-based surface modification and washingADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4365US10379112B2Droplet actuator devices and methods employing magnetic beadsADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 13, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4464US4033027ADividing metal plated semiconductor wafersBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1975·Granted Jul 5, 1977·26 cites·5 claims
- 4563US2015148238A1Droplet-based surface modification and washingADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4656US2015174577A1Filler Fluids for Droplet OperationsADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4749US2010291578A1Droplet-Based PyrosequencingADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4831US2016108433A1Systems, apparatus, and methods for droplet-based microfluidics cell porationUNIV DUKE·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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